About him (Sulaym ibn Ayyoob رحمه الله), I was told he would take account of himself [to the level of every] breath; he would not let time pass without [utilising it for] benefit.
Category: Knowledge
Let us remain brothers in Islaam
I have not seen [anyone] more sensible than ash-Shaafi'ee. One day, I debated him on a [particular religious] issue, and [afterwards] we parted.
Doing more good than harm
We pursued this affair [of seeking knowledge] and [when] we looked [around us], we did not find anyone doing an action without knowledge, except that [as a result] he would do more good than harm.
Defence of the Sunnah
Defence of the Sunnah is better than jihaad in the Path of Allaah.
Scholars are of three types
Scholars are [of] three [types]: 1) A man who lived [his life] with his knowledge, and the people [around him] lived with him [and benefited from his knowledge]; and 2) A man who lived [his life]...
The errors of others
Many students of today busy themselves with the errors of others instead of their own.
Seize the opportunity to study
Seize the opportunity to study at the University [of Madeenah], and don't give anything precedence over it, even if it is jihaad.
Signs of happiness and success
From the signs of happiness and success is the more a worshipper is increased in [beneficial] knowledge, the more he is increased in humility and compassion [towards others].
He would discard it entirely
If [Imaam] Maalik had doubt in a hadeeth, he would discard it entirely.
Did not make a single mistake
Ishaaq ibn Raahawayh dictated 11,000 hadeeth to us from memory. He then read them (what he had dictated) to us and [found he] had not made a single mistake [in what he had dictated to us].